US 12,030,415 B2
Vertically adjustable tray table
Gokul Ramarathnam, Irvine, CA (US); and Reza Mansouri, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/630,359
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 31, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/044417
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/021170, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0267010 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 3/00 (2006.01); A47C 7/68 (2006.01); A47C 7/70 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/004 (2013.01) [A47C 7/68 (2013.01); A47C 7/70 (2013.01); A47C 7/705 (2018.08); B60N 3/001 (2013.01); B60N 3/002 (2013.01); B64D 11/0638 (2014.12)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tray table assembly comprising:
a tray table having a support surface that is coupled with a hook extending outward therefrom and that is configured to engage with one or more pawls in a passenger seat to limit a range-of-motion of the support surface;
a pivot pin about which the support surface of the tray table is rotatable, the pivot pin respectively extendable and retractable for respective receipt and removal relative to a first recess for retaining the pivot pin at a first height and a second recess for retaining the pivot pin at a second height; and
a track defining the first recess and the second recess, wherein the pivot pin is movable relative to the track to adjust a deployed height of the tray table.